MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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